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March 24, 2006
Google adds integrated job search to it's SERPs
One of the major facets of our SEO practice is recruitment. In fact, I think we're one of the only full-service SEO firms with a solid recruitment expertise. So today I was poking around in Google, and I noticed a search for 'google careers' turned up a funny little box...a job search that filters by locations. Seems like it was copied from inspired by Indeed.com and other similar sites. So far I've only gotten the box to show on searches for big names, i.e. 'google careers', 'google jobs', etc. Seems like it's still in beta as many major corps like Ford and Apple still aren't triggering the box.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=google+careers&btnG=Search
Posted by Sean at March 24, 2006 09:56 AM
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Google Base is waiting for some other parts of Google to "grow up"...specifically the content integration that allows users to feel more local on Google...more Yahoo!ish. Pieces of the strategy are all there - it is the integration that is happening slowly - specfically the UI on a single platform. Another example is maps - pull any job posting in Google Base and see how the posting is integrated in maps by zip code. Now imagine yourself in a "myspace" on Google. To see further evidence of the direction of Google Base...See this Chicago real estate link to understand how more refined searches are layered into the user experience.
http://www.google.com/base/search?hl=en&a_n0=housing&a_y0=9&a_o0=0&a_v152=chicago&sl=on&a_v777=&a_v777=&Submit=Search+housing&a_y152=6&a_n152=Location&a_o152=0&a_t152=30&a_y777=1&a_n777=Listing+type&a_o777=0&oi=gb_refinement&ct=more-results
Posted by: Bob at June 7, 2006 06:36 PM